In the last quarter of 2020, at the height of the nationwide violent revolt that trailed the appalling and wholly unnecessary shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, the Lagos State Judiciary buildings and facilities were attacked and burned. Shocking images of arson and looting of both courtrooms and the hallowed…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), requesting for information on the prosecution of over 400 suspects arrested for funding Boko Haram, bandits. It had been reported in April that dozens of persons were arrested by security agencies during a nationwide…
An Ibadan High Court presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, Wednesday, granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Departmen of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, molesting or killing Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho). The suit was filed by his counsel, Chief Yomi Aliyu, SAN. Justice…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has threatened to protest against the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) over allegation that the federal government revenue generating agency failed to remit a sum of N165 billion to government’s coffers. Based on the startling accusation, the NANS called on the federal government to sack the NPA Acting Managing…
Seven months after it stopped scheduled flights from Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced that it has lifted the ban. This cheering news no doubt has come as a great relief to Nigerian air travellers especially those who travel with the world renowned Emirate Airlines, UAE’s state-owned aviation company which operated three…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has warned against the leaking of court judgments for pecuniary gains. He stated this on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of a virtual national workshop for Secretaries, Protocol Officers and other administrative staff of the judiciary. He also urged the judicial officers to stay away from corrupt…
The Sudanese cabinet has voted to ratify the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a move bringing closer the possibility of former longtime President Omar al-Bashir facing trial for genocide. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said in a statement on Twitter the draft bill to join the Rome Statute of The Hague-based court was…
Bungie and Ubisoft have filed a lawsuit in the California Northern District Court against four individuals alleged to be integral to the running of Ring-1, including Andrew Thorpe, Jonathan Aguedo, Wesam Mohammed, and Ahmad Mohammed, […]
All CLA members are invited to submit nominations for the election of the new CLA Council for the period 2022- 2024. With the recent changes to the Constitution overwhelmingly endorsed at the General meeting in June 2021 , the new Council has been expanded so that there are vacancies for a Council member to represent…
There is tight security presence at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday morning over the resumption of the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, The IPOB leader is being tried for treasonable felony charges. The security operatives, mainly from the Department of State Services (DSS)…